text_original: Can we fix the dates of these Arabian stories? Only in a general way. Some of them came from Cairo, some from Syria, some from the Euphrates and Tigris Valleys, some from Persia and India and China; and they were gathered together, it would appear, in the century before Shakespeare was born, by some big hearted, humorous fel  low, among the great anonymous benefactors of mankind. But he made no claim of inventing them. If he had he would have been laughed at for his pains.
text_transcription: CAN WE FIX THE DATES OF THESE ARABIAN STORIES ONLY IN A GENERAL WAY SOME OF THEM CAME FROM CAIRO SOME FROM SYRIA SOME FROM THE EUPHRATES AND TIGRIS VALLEYS SOME FROM PERSIA AND INDIA AND CHINA AND THEY WERE GATHERED TOGETHER IT WOULD APPEAR IN THE CENTURY BEFORE SHAKESPEARE WAS BORN BY SOME BIG HEARTED HUMOROUS FELLOW AMONG THE GREAT ANONYMOUS BENEFACTORS OF MANKIND BUT HE MADE NO CLAIM OF INVENTING THEM IF HE HAD HE WOULD HAVE BEEN LAUGHED AT FOR HIS PAINS
phonemes: kæn wiː fˈɪks ðə dˈeɪts ʌv ðiːz ɚɹˈeɪbiən stˈɔːɹiz? ˈoʊnli ɪn ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl wˈeɪ. sˌʌm ʌv ðˌɛm kˈeɪm fɹʌm kˈaɪɹoʊ, sˌʌm fɹʌm sˈɪɹiə, sˌʌm fɹʌmðə juːfɹˈeɪɾiːz ænd tˈaɪɡɹɪs vˈælɪz, sˌʌm fɹʌm pˈɜːʒə ænd ˈɪndiə ænd tʃˈaɪnə; ænd ðeɪ wɜː ɡˈæðɚd təɡˈɛðɚ, ɪt wʊd ɐpˈɪɹ, ɪnðə sˈɛntʃɚɹi bᵻfˌɔːɹ ʃˈeɪkspɪɹ wʌz bˈɔːɹn, baɪ sˌʌm bˈɪɡ hˈɑːɹɾᵻd, hjˈuːmɚɹəs fˈɛl lˈoʊ, ɐmˌʌŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɐnˈɑːnəməs bˈɛnɪfˌæktɚz ʌv mæŋkˈaɪnd. bˌʌt hiː mˌeɪd nˈoʊ klˈeɪm ʌv ɪnvˈɛntɪŋ ðˌɛm. ɪf hiː hæd hiː wʊdhɐv bˌɪn lˈæft æt fɔːɹ hɪz pˈeɪnz.